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== General ==
== General ==
* 1906 Servicing company for the '''London Motor Omnibus Company''' with the fleet name of '''Vanguard'''.
1906 Servicing company for the '''London Motor Omnibus Company''' with the fleet name of '''Vanguard'''.


* 1912 AEC commenced manufacture of buses for London.
1916 Produced a lorry chassis for the Forces.


* 1916 Produced a lorry chassis for the Forces.
WW2 Produced 9,620 Matador 4x4 medium artillery tractors and numerous other vehicles for the Forces.


* 1926 It merged for two years with '''British Daimler'''.
1948 Produced the Matador and Monarch at 12-ton gross weight.


* 1927 Moved from Walthamstow to Southall.
1953 Produced the Mercury for an 8-ton payload.


* WW2 Produced 9,620 Matador 4x4 medium artillery tractors and numerous other vehicles for the Forces.
1957 Moved in to earth moving equipment but these ceased under this badge in 1967.


* 1948 Produced the Matador and Monarch at 12-ton gross weight.
1968 The 'Mandator' uses the new V8 engine.
 
* 1948 Acquired [[Maudslay|Maudslay Motor Co Ltd]] of Alchester and [[Crossley Motors]] of Manchester.
 
* 1949 Acquired the body-building company [[Park Royal Vehicles]] and its subsidiary of [[Charles H. Roe]] of Leeds.
 
* 1953 Produced the Mercury for an 8-ton payload.
 
* 1957 Moved in to earth moving equipment but these ceased under this badge in 1967.
 
* 1968 The 'Mandator' uses the new V8 engine.


== List of Models ==
== List of Models ==
* [[AEC: Y type| Y type]] (1916-23)
* [[AEC: X type| X type]]
* [[AEC: X type| X type]]
* [[AEC: B type| B type]]
* [[AEC: B type| B type]]
* [[AEC: Y type| Y type]] (1916-23)
* [[AEC: 201 type| 201 type]]
* [[AEC: 204 type| 204 type]] ( -1928)
* [[AEC: 204 type| 204 type]] ( -1928)
* [[AEC: 418 type| 418 type]]
* [[AEC: 428 type| 428 type]]
* [[AEC: 506 type| 506 type]]
* [[AEC: 507 type| 507 type]]
* [[AEC: 508 type| 508 type]]
* [[AEC: 701 type| 701 type]]
* [[AEC: Mercury| Mercury]] (1928- )
* [[AEC: Majestic| Majestic]] (1930- )
* [[AEC: Majestic| Majestic]] (1930- )
* [[AEC: Mammoth| Mammoth]]
* [[AEC: Mammoth| Mammoth]]
* [[AEC: Mammoth Major| Mammoth Major]]
* [[AEC: Mandator| Mandator]]
* [[AEC: Mandator| Mandator]]
* [[AEC: Monarch| Monarch]] (1932-39)
* [[AEC: Monarch| Monarch]] (1932-39)
* [[AEC: Matador| Matador]] (1932- )
* [[AEC: Matador| Matador]] (1932- )
* [[AEC: Mercury| Mercury]] (1928- )
* [[AEC: Merryweather| Merryweather]]
* [[AEC: Merryweather| Merryweather]]
* [[AEC: Militant| Militant]] (1952- )
* [[AEC: Militant| Militant]] (1952- )

Revision as of 15:34, 15 October 2011

1918. Tipping Lorry. Reg No CV 686. Exhibit at Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre‎.
February 1922.
1936. AEC C16. Reg No: CRX 675.
Reg No: TLD 899.
Reg No: 752 VAE.
Reg No: 467 HOD.
Reg No: 760 UP. Exhibit at Bradworthy Transport Museum.
Reg No: UYP 903.
Reg No: EDV 81C.
Reg No: LWR 149H.
Reg No: LWR 149H.
Reg No: MFL 50H.
Reg No: TSU 352.
Reg No: 388 UTA.
July 1938.
1953. Reg No: GSU 841.
1954. Reg No: MMJ 410. Mammoth Major Mk III. Exhibit at British Commercial Vehicle Museum.
1962. AEC Mk 5. Reg No: 169 DUL.
1962. AEC Mk 5. Reg No: 169 DUL.
1962. AEC Mk 5. Reg No: 786 BWX.
1963. Reg No: JSX 545.
Reg No: AHU445B.
Reg No: TUX 271.
Reg No: RRX 961H.
February 1921.
1924.
March 1949.
Reg No: JSU 483.
Reg No: LBP 767J.
Reg No: JNG 782L.

Note: This is a sub-section of AEC.

General

1906 Servicing company for the London Motor Omnibus Company with the fleet name of Vanguard.

1916 Produced a lorry chassis for the Forces.

WW2 Produced 9,620 Matador 4x4 medium artillery tractors and numerous other vehicles for the Forces.

1948 Produced the Matador and Monarch at 12-ton gross weight.

1953 Produced the Mercury for an 8-ton payload.

1957 Moved in to earth moving equipment but these ceased under this badge in 1967.

1968 The 'Mandator' uses the new V8 engine.

List of Models

See Also

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